The Latest Breaking News from Becerra

Another significant administrative law grant of certiorari (and a dog that didn't bark).

Antonio Riano, 62, pleaded not guilty on Monday in the 2004 shooting death of 25-year-old Benjamin Becarra

"Entirely preventable": experts warn of a predictable public health crisis from making PrEP less accessible

So held Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk (N.D. Tex.) Friday in Neese v. Becerra; the opinion is long, but here's an excerpt: Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination "on the basis of sex." See 42 U.S.C. § 18116(a) (incorporating, among other things, Title IX's prohibition of discrimination "on the…

Religious liberty and pluralism are democratic principles that sometimes clash and that our nation must balance. We think that a federal district court in Fort Worth got that balance wrong and imperiled health care access with its recent ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra. In that case, the court found…

Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.

SCOTUS dodged this issue in Little Sisters of the Poor, but W.V. v. EPA invigorated the claim.

Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation presents an exceedingly intricate case about Medicare funding. I won't even try to explain the facts. In dissent, Justice Kavanaugh said the statutory formula is "mind-numbingly complex." Justice Kagan, for the majority, joked "you might be ready to absorb the relevant statutory language (but don't…

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